Lascar Electronics has announced major updates to both the hardware and software of its PanelPilotACE display platform. The upgraded PanelPilotACE Design Studio software brings the functionality of its EasyLog data loggers to PanelPilotACE displays for the first time. Along with the updated software Lascar has also expanded the hardware options available to engineers with the introduction of a larger, 7” panel display that is capable of supporting a wide range of new applications.
The addition of data logging capabilities in PanelPilotAce Design Studio allows users to not only display data, but also record, store and analyse it on the device itself. Compatible with all PanelPilotACE devices, the new software release supports high-resolution analogue and digital logging together with fully customisable on-screen graphing so users can analyse data and view trends graphs without the need to take the device to a computer and download information.
PanelPilotAce Design Studio is a fully flexible solution that allows monitoring of up to four 16-bit analogue inputs at any time with each data set holding well over 1 million individual readings. Sample rates from 5 seconds up are supported. The channels can be used concurrently so users can design logging functions to meet their exact requirements. A free Windows application is available to download logged information to a PC using the USB port on the device for further analysis if required.
The new 7” PanelPilotACE capacitive touch screen offers over two and a half times more screen area than the 4.3” model, delivering five times more pixels for designers to create their customised display application. A dual-core ARM Cortex processor gives 10 times more processing power, delivering lightning fast performance for display applications and the scope to create more intensive applications with multiple features running at once. The upgraded chipset is capable of running video content and now includes support for CMOS camera inputs.
Also supported on the 7” PanelPilotACE is the Design Studio ‘Maths Builder’, a powerful tool for performing calculations on values held within any project. A full range of mathematical operators are available to users: from simple addition and multiplication, through to exponential and trigonometric functions. These functions can be applied to most properties and variables within an application such as calculating power from two analogue inputs, or adjusting the value of a variable based on a touch screen input.
Lascar’s PanelPilotACE is a hardware and software display platform that enables the rapid development of fully customised industrial and commercial user interfaces and panel meters with simple drag and drop functionality – removing the need for any coding.
The new software is a free upgrade to all PanelPilotACE devices. For further information, visit http://www.panelpilot.com